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White-margined penstemon, a rare plant threatened by solar energy development | James M. André photo, ©2006
Climate change is a serious issue, but a couple of recent studies remind us that it may not be the biggest threat to life on Earth as we know it. What else is there? Loss of biodiversity.
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Trees are miraculous but they will not solve the riddles of climate change.
Inyo Aspen Grove | photo by USFS Region 5 via Creative Commons
The Inyo, Sierra and Sequoia national forests are among the first public lands that will undergo a proposed national forest planning rule that will dictate how they manage activities like hiking, hunting, road construction and mining.
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory's research scientist and oceanographer Bill Patzert dreamed big and landed in Los Angeles.
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To survive on a climate-disrupted Earth we'd better starting thinking about our watersheds--our home ground.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry speaks during the Republican presidential debate airing on CNN, October 18, 2011 in Las Vegas | Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images
Rick Perry is a climate-change denier. His wife thinks he's Moses. You decide.
Sheep Pass in Joshua Tree National Park | Photo by Chris Clarke
Will there be any Joshua trees left in Joshua Tree National Park in 2111? That depends on who you ask.
Taken in Malibu this week | Photo via Santa Monica Baykeeper
Environmental groups use the twice-yearly high tides to demonstrate the possible affects of climate change on rising sea levels. A state bill proposes taking action.
Southern Californians enjoying a rare snowfall in Pacoima. Courtesy Southern California Library
L.A.'s weather is nearly perfect – except when it isn't.
Los Angeles, as seen from the Santa Monica Mountains on a foggy day.
National Park Service officials are developing yet another app.
A Yellow-Legged Frog
Once ubiquitous to mountain ranges in Southern California, the yellow-legged frog today has a wild population.
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The next couple of years could be very interesting for climate policy.
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